Leander, TX Home Business: Signage Rules (2026)

Section 8(d) of the Zoning Ordinance's home occupation standards states the rule in six words of prohibition: "A home occupation shall have no exterior advertisement, sign or display, on or off the premises." The ban is total, covering yard signs, window signs, vehicle-mounted advertising left visible from the street, and off-site directional signage pointing toward the house alike.

The no-signage rule is reinforced by two neighboring clauses in the same section. Section 8(b) requires that "external evidence of the occupation shall not be detectable at any lot line," and bars structurally altering the interior or exterior of the dwelling, or building additional structures, to accommodate the business. Section 8(e) goes further, prohibiting "any modification or activity which would indicate from the exterior of the structure that the premises are being used for anything other than a dwelling unit." Read together, the three clauses mean a Leander home occupation has to be invisible from the curb: no sign, no altered facade, no outdoor equipment or inventory staged where a passerby could tell a business operates there.

Section 8(h) closes a related gap by barring "exhibits or displays of goods, wares or merchandise unless the property is zoned for such use," so a home business also cannot use a driveway or yard as a retail display area even without posting a sign. The home occupation provisions date to the city's original 2005 zoning ordinance and have not been amended since adoption on September 1, 2005.